Ellis Island was the first federal immigration station in the United States. It first opened in 1892 in the upper New York harbor by the statue of liberty. Then sadly ended in 1954. There were twelve million immigrates that had used the Ellis Island immigration system. Over the years, Ellis Island connected with three more Islands with a lot of structures, with a large hospital and a contagious disease ward. Ellis Island was known as the largest immigration system in human history. In 1954, Ellis Island was closed and was not used until 1965 when President Johnson added it to the Statue of Liberty National Monument, u
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I think those types of people are very ignorant because those immigrants only wanted to be free and finally have somewhere to live. On the other hand some people weren’t very lucky and had to stay there for a day or more. Some people got really lucky and their inspection was very quick and it was about three to five hours while waiting for friends or relatives. The people with the found diseases had a chalk mark on their clothing and removed from the line for further examination. The first and second class passengers were allowed to pass inspection aboard ship and to go directly ashore.
Most people who went through the Ellis Island immigration system were steerage class residents. After the year 1917, a complete examination was required for all immigrants. There was a immigration museum that opened in 1990.
Those who had passed medical inspection were directed to the other side of the registry room to await questioning by a legal inspector. People first had to go to the baggage room where some immigrants refused to leave their bags for fear they might be stolen. In conclusion many people think that immigrants are people who do not belong in their country and they think they should go back to where they came from. After the baggage room they had to go upstairs where they had the registry room for a whirlwind medical exam. Many people went through hard times in Ellis Island, but of course felt happy in the end for going through all of it and finally achieving their goals. Men and women went into two different lines where they had to be checked by doctors for over 60 possible diseases.
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